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I don't think it's strange that rms refuses to help with bugs in packages he did not create, on a system he does not use. It would look nicer if he refrained fr
by xyzzyz 15y ago
I don't think it's strange that rms refuses to help with bugs in packages he did not create, on a system he does not use. It would look nicer if he refrained from comments about user-subjugating software, but then it would be strange and dishonest -- it would certainly not be rms's style.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoA refusal to help is one thing - that's done by just not replying. But leaving a paragraph-long pedantic manifesto, to be followed up by admission of his total ignorance of what was even being asked? That's like me quizzing the homeless on whether they've set up an IRA, and then asking what "spare change" means.
- eropple 15y agoHe could have not replied and let someone who works directly on the project (as RMS hasn't done so significantly in a number of years) answer the question more effectively. As it is, it comes off as douchey. (And, c'mon: dude, I'm very sorry, but the results are in, and it's Linux. Throw out those grapes, they've gone sour.)